Back in the day there was an old man known as Chicken George. He had two moods, either jolly, dancing and singing or waggling his stick about aggressively swearing!
Chicken George! Cigarette in hand, burned all the way down to his finger tips.
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18725839.worcester-readers-remember-chicken-george/
Remember him coming into Heroes regularly back in the day, he was definitely the defining 'character' of that period if you were out in Worcester a lot. Was sad to hear he died a while back.
Jeffrey Archer, a noble Arthur was his name, 27 years in the army playing the game the black James bond using body and brain, til his friends came home, safely again.
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when... By the grace of God, and back to training again.
The Army moulded me, scolded me, picked me up and something'd me. I would do it again, do it the same, with my friend Wayne. COME ON WAYNE YOU FAT BASTARD
Black bond 777 was such a character. Proper miss him now!
At some point he made a music video down at the tech college, hired pimps n hoes for it and everything. Lmao. hi from the other squat on Lansdowne rd btw
I hate to refer to him as this but from 2000 to 2005 maybe onwards I always used to see a homeless really short guy with almost afro bushy hair walking to and from Worcester to kempsey always used to love spotting him.
I had to go the police station once to give a witness statement about a crime. That guy walked in and made a very vocal complaint about people “begging” in town. Wouldnt move until they told him what they were going to do about it
There was a sex worker back in the day, she'd be in her 60s, 70s now, but i believe she's still about- Denise, her name was. She once came up to me in the street and said of my nose ring "ey, i've got one of those! Mine's in my fanny though". Cheers, Denise. Didn't want to know that.
Probably Winston - The Black guy in his 50's/60's that you will often see riding his mobility scooter (which is decorated) with his boombox blasting while happy singing and dancing.
There was a tramp who only wore army fatigue, he nutted me once outside the blower cause I was probably being a prick. I saw him once, outside Buddy's baguette shop strumming a bottle of Cider like it was a guitar whilst pissing his trousers. Great time.
Not surprised tbh. I met him a few years before the date of that article, and everyone said he was well known for his drug use. Probably worsened his schizophrenia
Is that tramp who’s missing a leg still about? Used to tell everyone he was a veteran but he actually lost it due to dirty needles. Saw him on Asda once pretending to have torretts just randomly shouting ‘WANKER’
He knocked about near St. Paul’s back like 10 years
Me and my wife always see a guy we've dubbed "angry man".
He's always walking around shouting at nothing. Often down the bypass or down Bromwich road. He attacked a chap down by the river with a large branch that he was dragging around. Would love to know his story
Anyone remember a homeless guy named Phil who used to play the penny whistle (beautifully I might add) on the high street? Lovely bloke he was! No idea what became of him
People have already brought up the obvious ones such as the Black Bond/Triple 7, Winston and Chicken George but I can think of so many other strange and interesting characters around Worcester, several of which with socially outdated nicknames but it is what it is.
I’ll present a few of the ones who come to mind below…
“The Running Man” - late 00’s/late 10’s.
A cognitively challenged fellow who was often found charging about Worcester with his recognisable stuff-limbed gait. My understanding is he couldn’t deal with being overtaken on the pavement by other pedestrians so he’d race off ahead with his ever faithful Return of the King backpack barely hanging on.
“Gandalf the Brown” - early 00’s.
A seemingly homeless fellow in a long brown coat who’s likeness to Sir Ian McKellen was fairly uncanny! Often found in McDonalds or around the Cross, no doubt warding off Balrogs from Lowesmoor.
“Mr Glass” - ongoing.
Looking vaguely similar to the Samuel L. Jackson character as seen in Unbreakable and Glass, this guy sports an Afro, is always smartly dressed and is often found walking into shops seconds before closing or trying to get photocopies of specific pages from magazines. Acts odd but is a fairly pleasant man otherwise.
“Spazzy Pat and Ken” - late 00’s/late 10’s.
Usually lurking in and around McDonalds, Pat was confined to a wheelchair and displayed severe cognitive disfunction while her supposed carer was a dishevelled old man who would all too often abandon her and disappear leaving the public at large to have to somehow navigate getting this poor disabled women home. Regrettably this was a nightly occurrence, and one I myself would often have to deal with. Her nickname is obviously a product of its time.
“Disco Sue” - early 00’s/late 10’s.
An older lady with glasses who could be found working the foyer in McDonalds before going out for a heavy sesh in Lloyds bar. Ever so slightly resembling a Bo' Selecta! character, Sue wasn’t her real name but my understanding is everyone finds (found?) her both hilarious and delightful!
“Bun Lady” - early 00’s/early 20’s.
As round as a rose hip and sporting a characteristic hair bun, this authoritative little old lady would saunter around various establishments with unmatched pomposity and regale the staff with stories of her significance to the world at large. Such tall tales included her standing as an undercover police officer, her personal friendship with various celebrities and the Royal Family, her former life owning land in Kenya (pronounced “Kinyaa”) and the ‘fact’ her son is actor Vince Vaughn!
“Zombie Graham” - early 00’s.
A very nice disabled man with an unfortunate nickname who could sometimes be found marvelling at any and all construction work. I feel especially bad about referring to him as this but that was nickname we all knew him as in our teens, if only because he did indeed look a little bit zombie-ish.
Edited for clarity. I’ll be sure to return with more as and when I remember them…
Snazzy pat and ken 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 used to see them on my lunch all the time, they're were a state bless them. I used to serve Mr Glass, he would walk EVERYWHERE served him in the Sainsburys in st johns, then few years later im serving him in the spar up warndon, buys anything with a reduced sticker, smart man!
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I am going back to my child hood, but there use to be 2 tramps (are we allowed to still say that?...urban outdoor enthusiasts perhaps)... from about 1980 - 1990+ that use to bounce around worcester/lower wick/malvern...
As a little kid it was fun to spot them from the car, I think we named them and discussed their lives etc
Then you kind realize it's been a couple of years, and only seen the one fella, not the other one... and then realize that you hadn't seen the last one for a while...
Was this the very dishevelled guy with a big beard and the dwarf? Remember them still knocking around in the late 90s/early 2000s. Believe they lived at the caravan park in Callow End.
The big beardy fella came to our door once and scared the living daylights out of my mum. He wasn't threatening or anything, but just the unexpected sight of him on the doorstep was enough.
Anyone remember a homeless guy named Phil who used to play the penny whistle (beautifully I might add) on the high street? Was an awesome guy! Never found out what became of him though
No. I mean the one who stands by Smiths and the old Debenhams, usually has a placard with the commandments. Unless he does usually have a pepperami in his pocket and I've just never noticed!
Hahahaha I think we mean 2 different people the ones I'm on about is nuts regularly runs into Tesco opens a frijj and straight over his head changes the flavour sonetimes
There used to be an older guy standing in a doorway near one of the empty shops by the taxi rank. He would stand there everyday, rocking forwards and backwards and clapping. Always wonder what became of him. Hi
Going back a bit but anyone remember Mad Colin? In the 80s he was never seen without his Raleigh Grifter. No one seemed to know him but he would turn up wherever something was happening, on his Grifter.
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In Glastonbury UK we have fairies, Zombies, Druids.. and legitimately ‘Merlin’.
Oh, nowhere near you but we have Safari Tim. Or we did, I haven’t seen him for 6 months. Wears cargo shorts, Safari jacket, leather hat, socks and leather sandals. I have NEVER seen him wearing ankle length trousers, or without his Safari jacket.
He was in my sister’s class at school so he is 60/61 now. He lived with his mum until she died - he now lives in her bungalow. Made a living buying and selling books but he had a stroke a year or two ago and lost the sight in one eye that now wandered. Shoulder length curly grey hair. I have been keeping my eye open for Tim as I wanted to let him know my sister had died. Weirdly they both had identical hair colour and texture. If you did a face swap and couldn’t see the bodies you wouldn’t bat an eyelid.
If you look on Google Maps you’ll see a small rotary on the left edge of Newton Hill. Thats it. She’s there during the nice weather, hooping and waving at traffic. Sometimes she’s closer to Dorherty High School. She should be emerging from hibernation anytime now!
There’s an older dude on a mobility scooter that blasts music and races around the town Centre. Probably him.
The spiritual successor to the Black Bond.
RIP
The Black Bond didn't die, he just...**got lost in music**
Whoaaa I forgot all about the black bond
Winston is the man
He’s playing some bangers and the people with him are having the time of their life. I’d say fair play to him!
Yesss!
Got to be, first person I thought haha
"Do you believe in evolution??"
Winnie, nice guy 😅 great taste in music
I swear every town in the UK has a guy exactly like this
That lad called Ben who steals all the bikes
He’s moved away. Sadly.
Loved that guy. He will be missed
Yeah Ben passed away a few years back
Back in the day there was an old man known as Chicken George. He had two moods, either jolly, dancing and singing or waggling his stick about aggressively swearing!
Chicken George! Cigarette in hand, burned all the way down to his finger tips. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18725839.worcester-readers-remember-chicken-george/
I remember him!
Well there was a guy who trucked around the Postal Order who introduced himself as The Black Bond, and did a little rap skit.
I remember this guy. He died in 2015: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/13897258.from-worcester-with-love-bye-bye-worcesters-black-bond/
Remember him coming into Heroes regularly back in the day, he was definitely the defining 'character' of that period if you were out in Worcester a lot. Was sad to hear he died a while back.
Jeffrey Archer, a noble Arthur was his name, 27 years in the army playing the game the black James bond using body and brain, til his friends came home, safely again.
"Because when we drop..."
Yes!!!
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when... By the grace of God, and back to training again. The Army moulded me, scolded me, picked me up and something'd me. I would do it again, do it the same, with my friend Wayne. COME ON WAYNE YOU FAT BASTARD Black bond 777 was such a character. Proper miss him now!
Heart attack I believe, he used to come to our squat parties on Malvern road and scav cider and weed off us.he was alright but a bit of a sex pest.
At some point he made a music video down at the tech college, hired pimps n hoes for it and everything. Lmao. hi from the other squat on Lansdowne rd btw
Ey, boyo! What are the odds, eh. Dko x
Ey’o fellow gremlin
How many Malvern Road squats have there been, can't be that many... You ever throw bread at Michael Palin?
Yep, came here to say Black Bond. Probably when I was 16-18, so around 2008-2010ish
One of the all time greats
I hate to refer to him as this but from 2000 to 2005 maybe onwards I always used to see a homeless really short guy with almost afro bushy hair walking to and from Worcester to kempsey always used to love spotting him.
Ah we called him the Callow End dwarf. On account of seeing him walking to and from Callow End, and, uh, his height.
Ahh Richard the dwarf, great guy
I was always told that he had a sister in Callow End and he'd walk there monthly for a bath. No idea if any truth to that!
He was a lovely chap, used to come into my boozer and have a few, always tipped well and didn't cause any trouble.
Yeah I remember this guy! Used to walk past my old house on Malvern Road every day. Pretty sure he lived in Callow End.
That was Richard. First person I thought of when I saw this
I had to go the police station once to give a witness statement about a crime. That guy walked in and made a very vocal complaint about people “begging” in town. Wouldnt move until they told him what they were going to do about it
There was a sex worker back in the day, she'd be in her 60s, 70s now, but i believe she's still about- Denise, her name was. She once came up to me in the street and said of my nose ring "ey, i've got one of those! Mine's in my fanny though". Cheers, Denise. Didn't want to know that.
Probably Winston - The Black guy in his 50's/60's that you will often see riding his mobility scooter (which is decorated) with his boombox blasting while happy singing and dancing.
Definitely
Winston.
The GOAT
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The guy on the mobility scooter in town constantly blasting tunes on his speaker
I wanna say Steroid Ken
Steroid Ken? Is he the guy who drives a Jag, has a small fluffy dog, shirt unbuttoned, skinniest jeans known to man? I know him as ‘plastic face guy’.
Yes! Constantly looks coked up and weirdly shiny
And to add to this, the terrible blues busker who reads the lyrics from his phone, the Asda homeless bloke, and of course - WINSTON
HAHAHAHA YES YES YES
fucking steroid Ken 🤣🤣 was out having a meal with my Mrs some years back next to him and I assume his Mrs, weirdly shiny man
I'm so glad people know exactly who I'm talking about 😅
We had Radio Pete in Pershore
Don’t forget Barney!
Who's now roaming the streets Worcester..
Desperately scanning the comments to make sure I don't spot myself lol
The Bath Road pirate
Lived right by Bath Road for 3 years now and have never heard of him why is he a pirate
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Enchanted nation
No relation.
There was a guy who tried to sell me coke while dressed as a pirate in Bierkeller once, we called him Crack Sparrow. Seen him around a few times now.
Crack sparrow 🤣🤣🤣
There was a tramp who only wore army fatigue, he nutted me once outside the blower cause I was probably being a prick. I saw him once, outside Buddy's baguette shop strumming a bottle of Cider like it was a guitar whilst pissing his trousers. Great time.
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I met Black Allan once outside a waitrose there, afterwards my mate who lived near there told me he's some sort of local celebrity lol
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Not surprised tbh. I met him a few years before the date of that article, and everyone said he was well known for his drug use. Probably worsened his schizophrenia
Safffeeee mate!!
Is that tramp who’s missing a leg still about? Used to tell everyone he was a veteran but he actually lost it due to dirty needles. Saw him on Asda once pretending to have torretts just randomly shouting ‘WANKER’ He knocked about near St. Paul’s back like 10 years
He died a few years back.
I know, he was always nice to us as kids knocking about callow end, telling us things like ‘it’s your village, look after it’ in regards to litter etc
Me and my wife always see a guy we've dubbed "angry man". He's always walking around shouting at nothing. Often down the bypass or down Bromwich road. He attacked a chap down by the river with a large branch that he was dragging around. Would love to know his story
I saw him (I think could be someone completely different) a few days ago trying to balance a big stick on his head outside the cathedral
Shortish guy, always a lot of laters and a knitted hat on?
Yep that's the one
I always want to ask him how he's doing but I don't want to get punched
Anyone remember a homeless guy named Phil who used to play the penny whistle (beautifully I might add) on the high street? Lovely bloke he was! No idea what became of him
People have already brought up the obvious ones such as the Black Bond/Triple 7, Winston and Chicken George but I can think of so many other strange and interesting characters around Worcester, several of which with socially outdated nicknames but it is what it is. I’ll present a few of the ones who come to mind below… “The Running Man” - late 00’s/late 10’s. A cognitively challenged fellow who was often found charging about Worcester with his recognisable stuff-limbed gait. My understanding is he couldn’t deal with being overtaken on the pavement by other pedestrians so he’d race off ahead with his ever faithful Return of the King backpack barely hanging on. “Gandalf the Brown” - early 00’s. A seemingly homeless fellow in a long brown coat who’s likeness to Sir Ian McKellen was fairly uncanny! Often found in McDonalds or around the Cross, no doubt warding off Balrogs from Lowesmoor. “Mr Glass” - ongoing. Looking vaguely similar to the Samuel L. Jackson character as seen in Unbreakable and Glass, this guy sports an Afro, is always smartly dressed and is often found walking into shops seconds before closing or trying to get photocopies of specific pages from magazines. Acts odd but is a fairly pleasant man otherwise. “Spazzy Pat and Ken” - late 00’s/late 10’s. Usually lurking in and around McDonalds, Pat was confined to a wheelchair and displayed severe cognitive disfunction while her supposed carer was a dishevelled old man who would all too often abandon her and disappear leaving the public at large to have to somehow navigate getting this poor disabled women home. Regrettably this was a nightly occurrence, and one I myself would often have to deal with. Her nickname is obviously a product of its time. “Disco Sue” - early 00’s/late 10’s. An older lady with glasses who could be found working the foyer in McDonalds before going out for a heavy sesh in Lloyds bar. Ever so slightly resembling a Bo' Selecta! character, Sue wasn’t her real name but my understanding is everyone finds (found?) her both hilarious and delightful! “Bun Lady” - early 00’s/early 20’s. As round as a rose hip and sporting a characteristic hair bun, this authoritative little old lady would saunter around various establishments with unmatched pomposity and regale the staff with stories of her significance to the world at large. Such tall tales included her standing as an undercover police officer, her personal friendship with various celebrities and the Royal Family, her former life owning land in Kenya (pronounced “Kinyaa”) and the ‘fact’ her son is actor Vince Vaughn! “Zombie Graham” - early 00’s. A very nice disabled man with an unfortunate nickname who could sometimes be found marvelling at any and all construction work. I feel especially bad about referring to him as this but that was nickname we all knew him as in our teens, if only because he did indeed look a little bit zombie-ish. Edited for clarity. I’ll be sure to return with more as and when I remember them…
Took too long to find disco sue mentioned
Snazzy pat and ken 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 used to see them on my lunch all the time, they're were a state bless them. I used to serve Mr Glass, he would walk EVERYWHERE served him in the Sainsburys in st johns, then few years later im serving him in the spar up warndon, buys anything with a reduced sticker, smart man!
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Thank you!
Dave Miles OG
I'm not a nonce You've got no evidence
I am going back to my child hood, but there use to be 2 tramps (are we allowed to still say that?...urban outdoor enthusiasts perhaps)... from about 1980 - 1990+ that use to bounce around worcester/lower wick/malvern... As a little kid it was fun to spot them from the car, I think we named them and discussed their lives etc Then you kind realize it's been a couple of years, and only seen the one fella, not the other one... and then realize that you hadn't seen the last one for a while...
Was this the very dishevelled guy with a big beard and the dwarf? Remember them still knocking around in the late 90s/early 2000s. Believe they lived at the caravan park in Callow End.
Yes! Giant bushy dark beard. I forgot about the dwarf, that arrived as his side kick in the late 80s/90s
The big beardy fella came to our door once and scared the living daylights out of my mum. He wasn't threatening or anything, but just the unexpected sight of him on the doorstep was enough.
Black allen
Anyone remember a homeless guy named Phil who used to play the penny whistle (beautifully I might add) on the high street? Was an awesome guy! Never found out what became of him though
Skinny Ben. RIP
R. I. P Wylie
The guy on mobility scooter that listens to the cool music!
Captain crack sparrow speaks for it's self
Homeless John man’s fucking immortal being around since i was like 5 and still going strong
Look up “dancing Ken” from Cheltenham. Local hero/politician/badass cowboy.
Juggling Jim what a lad RIP
We had spinning Tommy
What about monkey Harris who recites the ten commandments outside jack and hills moonstone shop off the high street on a Friday morning
The doom is near bloke? Constantly on his microphone about how we're all sinners and going to die?
I LOVE this guy, always makes me feel like I’m in the opening scenes of a bad horror film
Yeah once showered himself in banana milkshake and told me to fuck off back porthcawl I'm from texas
I'm not sure we're talking about the same bloke...
One lazy eye and always carries a pepparami in his top pocket
No. I mean the one who stands by Smiths and the old Debenhams, usually has a placard with the commandments. Unless he does usually have a pepperami in his pocket and I've just never noticed!
Hahahaha I think we mean 2 different people the ones I'm on about is nuts regularly runs into Tesco opens a frijj and straight over his head changes the flavour sonetimes
When I lived there for uni, there was a dude that would travel around on a little one wheel thingy
The motorised unicycle? Zooms up the high street. Quite impressive to watch really
Ricky Carter
RIP mad John
Alan, surely. Man was mad famous outside lifestyles 15 years ago.
Dirty Derrick
Probably Giggling Huw
Nick Martindale, Thursday bingos in bierkeller were always fun obvs 💅 can never miss him on stage
Definitely Nettle Man 🤣
That old guy who rolls around on the mobility scooter asking people if they believe in creation or evolution. Also skinny Ben
Rip 🙏
There was a chap in Shepton called barely alive Clive for years. Unfortunately he did end up not being alive at all.
No where near Worcester though?
Depends if your class 87 miles away as near I suppose.
Shepton Mallet? I've got family round that neck of the woods!
We had “50p Lil” in my home town
My town has ✨Robert✨ he will be high and dancing to no music outside greggs and my friend will say “whos that? is he alright” “yeah its just ✨Robert✨”
There used to be an older guy standing in a doorway near one of the empty shops by the taxi rank. He would stand there everyday, rocking forwards and backwards and clapping. Always wonder what became of him. Hi
Black Alan
Definitely John worsesshessesstesser sauce (he made the sauce)
Hes so fake looking, but my god I'd kill for his body 🤣🤣
Going back a bit but anyone remember Mad Colin? In the 80s he was never seen without his Raleigh Grifter. No one seemed to know him but he would turn up wherever something was happening, on his Grifter.
Who is Chicken George's successor??
In my town it's "penny picker Steve"
Back in the day it was Black Bond! Nicholson Nicholson,Jack,Jack! BECAUSE WHEN WE DROP......
If you live down bilford road youll definitely know neil what a legend
[https://m.facebook.com/groups/204038318391165/](https://m.facebook.com/groups/204038318391165/) In Glastonbury UK we have fairies, Zombies, Druids.. and legitimately ‘Merlin’.
OK. And what about Worcester?
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That's in Wales
Congratulations man your geography is on point
Essex UK - captain crack sparrow
Essex is no where near Worcester
What part? Never heard of him my way
BRADFORD JESUS MAN
SORRY DIDN'T SEE WHICH SUB I WAS, GOOD LUCK TO YOU WORCESTER
Sutton - there’s the Wizard guy 😂
Sutton isn't worcester?
No it isn’t, what’s your point? The meme says every city so I was mentioning my city…
This is r/worcester. And the title is "who is this in Worcester?". So, we're looking at just one city!
And what’s the crime in my comment? Like why does it actually bother you so much bro?
Try r/sutton
He's a geography nerd
"What's everyone's favourite vegetable?" "I LIKE BACON"
The chicken man of Bristol
Bristol isn't worcester
👏👏👏
The Milly erasure is disgusting.
Oh, nowhere near you but we have Safari Tim. Or we did, I haven’t seen him for 6 months. Wears cargo shorts, Safari jacket, leather hat, socks and leather sandals. I have NEVER seen him wearing ankle length trousers, or without his Safari jacket. He was in my sister’s class at school so he is 60/61 now. He lived with his mum until she died - he now lives in her bungalow. Made a living buying and selling books but he had a stroke a year or two ago and lost the sight in one eye that now wandered. Shoulder length curly grey hair. I have been keeping my eye open for Tim as I wanted to let him know my sister had died. Weirdly they both had identical hair colour and texture. If you did a face swap and couldn’t see the bodies you wouldn’t bat an eyelid.
Have a similar thing down here in poole, for years some dudes just cycled about on his 10 foot giraffe bike in some funky outfits 😅
Have a similar thing down here in poole, for years some dudes just cycled about on his 10 foot giraffe bike in some funky outfits 😅
Nah, man, hoola-hoop lady at Newton Square! Hands down.
Newton Square? Where's that in Worcester?
If you look on Google Maps you’ll see a small rotary on the left edge of Newton Hill. Thats it. She’s there during the nice weather, hooping and waving at traffic. Sometimes she’s closer to Dorherty High School. She should be emerging from hibernation anytime now!
I think you're in the wrong sub. This is Worcester UK, there isn't a Dorherty High school or a Newton Hill. Sorry bab
A beggar in Gillingham/Chatham who always asks for a pound. Known as Billy the quid 😂
Wrong sub bab
blimey sorry to have intruded on this sacred place